Daikin Aims to Stay on Top of Customer Support for Fluorine Chemicals With New Thai Subsidiary

Daikin Industries Ltd. (TYO:6367) established a new company in Thailand last month to engage in sales, technical support and marketing for fluorine chemical products. The new company, Daikin Chemical Southeast Asia Co. Ltd., will start doing business in January. Daikin hopes to expand its fluorine chemical business in the growing market of Southeast Asia. That effort will involve spurring demand…